It had been about three weeks since a mysterious new club entitled Dazzling Kiss had opened in downtown Tokyo, and there was plenty of buzz about it. Burlesque clubs weren’t a common thing in the land of the rising sun, and the club had garnered a great amount of popularity due to its lavish atmosphere, elegant women, and spectacular shows. However, there had been quite the odd rumor floating around; for some reason, whenever the guests would leave the club, not a single one went without at certain feeling of exhaustion. Nobody actually did anything particularly exasperating, nobody but the pretty girls who worked at the club danced, but for some reason EVERYONE seemed to be excessively tired after watching the girls dance. After reading the rumors in the local newspaper, the senshi decided it had to be the work of an evil force trying to drain energy. After hearing that Dazzling Kiss was hiring new dancers, it was decided that one of the five senshi would go in and infiltrate the club, and Minako, the senshi of Venus would go and try to find out what was going on. “Okay, everything seems in order;” a bright and ever so cheery girl in a perfectly pressed business suit said with a smile as she looked over the application that Minako had filled out. “In fact, I think you’d make a PERFECT addition to our group! Do you think maybe you could start today? We like to get our new recruits trained as soon as we can so that they can get to dancing as quickly as possible.” “Sure! I’m really excited to begin!” Minako responded with a matching tone, smiling sweetly as she did her best to make a good first impression. “Wonderful! Now, come with me….” With that, the interviewer led the senshi off into a nearby room with a group of already employed dancers of Dazzling Kiss, all of whom were dressed quite provocatively in lace and ribbons and exotic lingerie, and yet each of their outfits had an odd hint of elegant classiness to them. Such was the essence of burlesque; erotic, but with an air of refinement. “Heehee, a new recruit? Wonderful!” Said one of the dancers, a rather cute one with pink hair and a cute heart with a ribbon right in the middle of her cleavage, and the entirety of her outfit was littered with pink and lace. It looked one-piece bathing suit, with a large pink heart right in front of each of her breasts. Her pink stocking-clad legs swung back and forth as she sat on top of a nearby table, her cuteness almost lighting up the dimly lit room. “Oh Miyu, your enthusiasm is so adorably droll,” spoke one of the other dancers leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the room. Her hair was long and midnight black, which shared a color with the elegant long side-slit dress and long gloves she wore. Both hands were crossed over her ample chest, and one held a long cigarette holder from which a thick royal purple smoke slowly wafted. “I like her a lot. What do you think, Kyoko?” “I think she’s quite the pretty one, Yukari,” another of the dancers stepped forward, a much more seductive one with long blonde hair like Minako’s, a very frilly and elegant magician’s assistant outfit that perfectly highlighted her seductive curves, and a deep black top hat that rested upon her head. “Now then, newbie, take a seat,” the woman said as she motioned toward a rather plush lounge chair in the middle of the room, to which Minako quickly moved to and sat in. Although she was quite wary of her new “co-workers”, she couldn’t let that on. “Training is pretty simple, a lot of fun, and works in a few stages. First we teach you about how the club works, then we show you how to dance for the burlesque shows, and then….” Her tone trailed off a little bit as she slowly walked toward Minako and leaned in, her face only but a few inches away, her glossy lips so close that each word washed over Minako’s lips ever so tantalizingly. “We teach you the magic of the burlesque….” Minako’s face went bright red as the girl leaned in so closely. The girl always had feelings for men only, but for some reason…. this woman had a particular allure to her that she could not ignore. Never had she felt this way about another girl before… but for some reason…. this beauty that was so close to her made her heart beat fast. “Oh… Okay…” Minako said softly, sinking into her chair a little bit as her face turned bright red. “Good…” Kyoko said with a smile, moving away from Minako and taking a seat on a nearby chair and beginning to explain the workings of the club and all the various little goings on of how things worked. All of it was quite fascinating to Minako, who listened with bated breath to every single word the woman spoke. Who could have known the young girl would be so interested in exotic dancing. After going over the rules and workings of the club, the three dancers got together and began performing a show for the girl, showing her the sorts of things she might be doing on stage. Every shake, twist, twirl and movement made her all atwitter with an almost giddy, girlish joy. She couldn’t understand why this was all so interesting; maybe it was the idea of learning how to do these beautiful dances and command the attention of an audience of adoring fans, maybe it was the very idea of the incredible feminine power that these girls wielded. However, there was an odd power working over her as she sat there… a rather strange magic that enhanced her enjoyment of this show, made her enjoy every delightful motion the girls made. Why… why do I love this so much? I… I shouldn’t be feeling this way! She thought to herself, shaking her head for a moment and trying to regain her correct thinking, when all of a sudden Miyu plopped into her lap and giggled, drawing her attention down to the charming young girl. “Heehee! Do you like the shooow?” The girl cooed, leaning in close to Minako and giggling yet again. The girl’s laugh was like an angelic chorus, and made Minako blush quite heavily. “V-very! Very much!” She stammered, finding it difficult to speak in the close presence of such an attractive girl. “Great! Are you reeeeady for the last stage of your training? It’s the BEST part, teehee!” “S-sure! But…. what’s the last stage of training?” A sly smile graced Miyu’s glimmering pink lips. “It’s where we teach you the magic….” Reaching a hand up to her lips, Miyu kissed her palm with a loud smack that rang in Minako’s ears, making her nervous with anticipation of what this cute girl in her lap was doing. Lowering her hand and holding it out palm up in front of her lips, a bright pink heart sprang up and sparkled, catching Minako’s attention, her eyes focusing on the small pair of puckered lips in the middle of the heart. “Of the burlesque. Taste my favorite spell: sugary sweetheart smooch! Kiss kiss,baby~<3” with that, she gently blew, causing the heart to slowly float forth toward the senshi’s head, the lips in the middle in perfect alignment with Minako’s. It felt like an eternity before the heart made contact, and every hour-long second brought an eternity of yearning for those sweet, soft lips. Part of her wanted to push this girl off her lap and move away, transform into sailor Venus, defeat these evil youkai and get out of there as quickly as possible, but for some reason she couldn’t. She was far too focused on this cute girl and her charms to make any other actions, which lead her down her first step into her enemy’s clutches. The spell hit her dead on, the lips in the heart giving her a nice smooch in the perfect way, and the heart that carried it flowed through her head, filling her mind with all sorts of charming thoughts and adoration for Miyu and all her lovely pink glory. “Kyah~!” Minako squealed, clasping her hands over her cheeks to hide the bright red blush on her face. She was quickly finding it harder and harder to think straight, or about anything other than her throbbing yearning for this unbelievably cute young girl before her. “W-w-what was that?” “Magic, dear girl,” spoke Yukari as she slowly began walking across the room toward two, each step of her high-heeled pumps making a rather noticeable “click-clack” that seemed to pique Minako’s interest and reignite that nervous excitement for what was to come. “The magic of the burlesque.” “Wh…. what’s that?” Minako asked hazily, her eye’s turning to fixate on the seductress moving toward her, wondering what this “magic of the burlesque” could be, and ignoring that nagging feeling in the back of her mind that there might be something amiss. “It is what allows us to bedazzle and enchant our viewers as they watch our performances.” She spoke, taking her cigarette holder and drawing little hearts in the air with the thick smoke that slowly rose from her cigarette. Each heart she drew seemed to hang in the air, sitting in the air and drawing Minako’s fixation to them. “Now, please do breathe deep in my intoxicating magic; ghostly kisses of the beguiling temptress....” Bringing the cigarette to her lips, she drew in a deep drag and, flashing Minako a quick, long-lashed wink, blew out the smoke through her lightly pursed lips. Within the cloud of thick purple smoke she blew, several pairs of lips composed of the smoke fluttered out and found their way to the hearts, fusing with them and floating through the air toward the charmed scout. “Teehee! Enjooooy~<3” Miyuki giggled as she hopped off of Minako’s lap and moved out of the way, letting each and every feather-soft kiss wash all across the girl, causing her to let out a high moan of pleasure, each kiss finding home on different places all across her, everywhere from her arms to her legs to her cheeks to her lips, and one of them even found its way to her most sensitive spot. “IYAAA~!” Minako squealed yet again, her face bright red as she fanned herself to keep from overheating. All of this was a quite overwhelming… and it was becoming quite hard for her to contain herself. And wasn’t there something she was supposed to do? Wasn’t there something she was supposed to NOT let happen? No, couldn’t be, all that was really important was the burlesque… all that mattered was becoming a great burlesque dancer and immersing herself in the magic of the burlesque… “So what do you think so far?” An ever so breathy voice whispered only a few inches away from her, causing the senshi to jump a little bit and turn to face her addressor. It was Kyoko, the one who seemed to be the ringleader of the group, and oh how attractive she was, dressed in sparkly black nylons, an almost tuxedo-like leotard with matching tailed coat, a pair of silken white gloves, and a tall top hat. Bright red lips were curled into a smile. “How do you like it? How do you like the magic of the burlesque?” “I…. I…. I…. I love it! It’s wonderful!” Minako blurted out, unable to control herself before such a beauty. “That’s wonderful to hear, darling,” Kyoko spoke with a smile as she stood up straight over the girl, placing one hand on her hip and one on the brim of her hat. “Now then, are you ready to join us and immerse yourself in this lovely magic, Sailor Venus?” “I… y…. wha?” Although her mind was still quite focused on the ever increasingly tempting woman before her, she was rather surprised by the name that her addressor had called her. “H…. how did you know?” “Oh honey, you really think we let just ANY gal with a pretty face and a few good dance moves waltz on in here? Oh nooo, no no no no nooooo,” The woman smirked deviously as she took a step toward the senshi and sat in her lap, her back facing the girl as she leaned against her and raised a hand up, caressing the captive lass’s cheek softly. “You see, not only did we set up this operation to gather and drain energy from the patrons of our little club, we KNEW that the senshi would catch wind and sent out a call for employment expecting that one of you foolish girls would come along, thus allowing us to take ourselves a little captive.” “Captive? Oh ho, come now, don’t say ‘captive’, Kyoko dearest. We have her under our spell, she cannot resist us; why not just tell her what we REALLY plan for her, hm?” Yukari spoke with a laugh, taking another long drag on her cigarette and smiling. “Teehee, yeah! I wanna tell her I wanna tell her!” Miyuki squealed, stepping up behind Minako and wrapping her arms around her neck, resting her cheek against the free one that wasn’t being tantalized by Kyoko. “We’re gonna make you one of uuuuussss!” Once again, Minako was quite conflicted. Fear first arose as the idea of becoming a youma shot through her mind, but then it all subsided as that soft hand, that supple cheek, and that sweet smelling smoke made her begin to think that joining them…. might not be so bad. She was quite enjoying this… “magic of the burlesque”, and rather wanted to learn it for herself… “O…. okay! I… I want to join you!” Minako said, blushing heavily, but now beginning to smile, excited to learn what her new “friends” had to offer. “Good to hear. Now….” stepping off of the senshi’s lap, Kyoko snapped, bringing the two other girls to attention. “Girls; shall we begin the initiation?” “Of course, my lady,” spoke the two other burlesque dancers in unison as they took positions standing next to Minako, one to her left and the other on her right as Kyoko stood before her. “Now then, prepare to be bedazzled….” Kyoko cooed seductively, taking off her hat and reaching in, magically drawing out a long magician’s wand and bringing it to her full ruby lips, kissing the tip gently and tapping the hat in several places. Bending down, she delicately placed the hat upon the captive senshi’s head and the leaned up to plant a light kiss upon the top of the hat. All of a sudden, a shower of hearts began to pour out from the inside of the hat, deluging the girl’s head with charming magic and covering her eyes in delightful pink, all freeing her mind and leading it to respond best to the three before her. “By our kiss, and feel the sweet caress of the magic of the burlesque. Bewitching ritual of bedazzling beauties,” “Beauty of the cutie’s charming love,” Miyuki’s lips started glowing bright pink as she spoke, leaning in and pressing her lips against Minako’s cheek. “Delightful charms of the seductress’s witchery,” Yukari’s lips also began glowing as well, hers a deep but bright purple, as she leaned in and kissed the girl on the other cheek. “Fascinating flirtations of the tempting dancer,” Kyoko’s lips too began to glow, hers now a bright red as she slowly leaned in toward Minako’s lips. “Sweetest seal with a kiss; hypnotizing conversion smooch!~<3” With that, her lips connected with Minako’s in a tender kiss, and the spell was complete. Magic flowed forth from all three of the girl’s lips and flooded Minako entirely, rewriting her mind and filling her entire being with the magic of the burlesque. The senshi’s eyelids suddenly became heavy, her mind wrought with nothing but thoughts of pleasure and seduction. “Now sleep, foolish senshi, for when you awake…. You will be one of us…”

Oh... I never realized I didn't comment on this. Very nicely done. The setup was nice and I liked how each villainess had a distinct personality. The attack names were... interesting. I assume it's hard to think of something that doesn't sound cheezy, but it probably wouldn't have the same effect if they didn't say anything at all.

You will all be happy to hear I've finally begun writing again. Chapter 2 will be released in installments, as it's gonna be a rather long one. Gimme a few days and hopefully I'll have the first installment down and out for all to enjoy 8D

I'll have you all know I'm finally making some progress on chapter two. No idea when it'll get done, as I just started a particularly work-intensive semester of grad school, but I'll see what I can do and I'll do the best I can to get it cranked out soon. I think you all will rather enjoy it